Euro area international trade in goods surplus €26.9 bn');
document.write('The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in March 2018 was €199.9 billion, a decrease of 2.9% compared with March 2017 where they peaked at €205.9 bn. Imports from the rest of the world stood at €173.0 bn, a fall of 2.5% compared with March 2017 (€177.4 bn). As a result, the euro area recorded a €26.9 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March 2018, compared with +€28.5 bn in March 2017. Intra-euro area trade fell to €170.5 bn in March 2018, down by 0.6% compared with March 2017.');
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Production in construction down by 0.3% in euro area');
document.write('In March 2018 compared with February 2018, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.9% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2018, production in construction fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU28.');
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Annual inflation down to 1.2% in the euro area');
document.write('Euro area annual inflation rate was 1.2% in April 2018, down from 1.3% in March. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9%. European Union annual inflation was 1.4% in April 2018, down from 1.5% in March. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0%. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.');
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Over 31 000 unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers registered in the EU in 2017');
document.write('In 2017, 31 400 asylum seekers applying for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU) were considered to be unaccompanied minors. This was nearly half the number recorded in 2016 (63 200 unaccompanied minors registered) and almost one-third of the peak registered in 2015 (95 200), but over two and a half times higher than the annual average during the period 2008-2013 (around 12 000 per year). In total in the EU, unaccompanied minors accounted for 15% of all asylum applicants aged less than 18.');
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Industrial production up by 0.5% in euro area');
document.write('In March 2018 compared with February 2018, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.4% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2018, industrial production fell by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU28.');
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